Committees

Master Plan Executive Steering Committee

This committee will meet as needed to provide strategic guidance related to the overall goals, objectives and processes of the Master Plan’s development. This Committee will provide high-level insights to the planning process, along with practical interpretations of the University’s Strategic Plan.
 

  • Co-Chair: Liesl Folks, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
  • Co-Chair: Peter Dourlein, Associate Vice President, University Architect
  • Lisa Rulney, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and CFO
  • Steve Moore, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing / Communications Officer
  • Jon Dudas, Senior Vice President, Senior Associate to the President, Secretary of the University
  • Michael Dake, Senior Vice President, Health Sciences
  • Laura Todd Johnson, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs / General Counsel
  • Steve Voeller, Vice President, Government / Community Relations
  • Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell, Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation
  • Dave Heeke, Vice President and Director of Athletics
  • Gary Packard, Dean, College of Applied Science and Technology
  • Elliott Cheu, Associate Vice President, University Research Initiatives
  • Marc Miller, Dean, James E. Rogers College of Law
  • Andrew Schulz, Vice President for the Arts
  • Nancy Pollock-Ellwand, Dean, College of Architecture-Landscape Architecture
  • Jessica Summers, Professor, Teaching / Learning and Sociocultural Studies
  • Sam Keim, Department Head, Emergency Medicine
  • Marla Franco, Assistant Vice Provost, Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives
  • John-Paul Roczniak, President & CEO, UA Foundation
  • Patrick Robles, President, Associated Students of the University of Arizona
  • Luis Irizarry Figueroa, Graduate and Professional Student Council
  • Leila Hudson, Faculty Senate

Master Plan Operations Committee

This committee meets as needed to keep the Master Plan process moving forward smoothly. This committee will oversee the more detailed processes related to the Master Plan effort and ensure that the established Strategic Plan objectives are being met.
 

  • Chair: Peter Dourlein, Assistant Vice President for Planning, Design & Construction
  • Gail Burd, Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
  • R. Brooks Jeffery, Associate Vice President, Research
  • Kasandra Urquidez, Vice President, Enrollment Management
  • Arezu Corella, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Programming Operations and Systems
  • Julie Katsel, Senior Director, Government Relations / Local and Community
  • Angela Souza, Senior Director, Planning and Facilities, Health Sciences
  • Derek van der Merwe, Assistant Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, Athletics
  • Craig Henderson, Vice President, Executive Office of the President
  • Trevor Ledbetter, Director, Office of Sustainability
  • Chris Kopach, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management
  • Jim Sayre, Executive Director of Parking & Transportation Services
  • Bruce Vaughan, Director, Real Estate
  • John Paul Jones III, Dean, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Jeff Silvertooth, Environmental Science-Res
  • Shane Burgess, Vice President, Agriculture-Life and Veterinary Sciences / Cooperative Extension
  • Francisco Pedroza, Assistant Dean, Business-Finance
  • Amanda Kraus, Assistant Vice President, Campus Life
  • Alex Blandeburgo, Chief Housing Officer / Executive Director, Housing & Residential Life

Focus Groups

A number of focus groups will be utilized to provide input to the Master Planning process. These groups include:

Academics

  • Gail Burd, Academic Affairs/Teaching & Learning
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Joaquin Ruiz, Innovation – Office for Research & Discovery
  • Lynn Nadel, Psychology
  • Darcy Van Patten, University Information Technology Services
  • John Paul Jones III, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Francisco Pedroza, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Arlette Cordery, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Shane Burgess, Agriculture-Life & Veterinary Sciences
  • Barry Brummond, University Information Technology Services
  • Pam Perry, Eller College of Management
  • Ladd Keith, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture
  • Alain-Philippe Durand, College of Humanities
  • Kim Jones, College of Humanities

Research

  • Betsy Cantwell, Research
  • R. Brooks Jeffery, Research
  • Keith Aspinall, BIO5 Institute
  • Lauren Zajec, Research
  • Christine Gaul, Research
  • Ken McAllister, College of Humanities
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Ralph Banks, Planning, Design & Construction

Health Sciences

  • Heather Hartling, Health Sciences
  • Angela Souza, Health Sciences
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Ralph Banks, Planning, Design & Construction

Strategic Plan

  • Jane Hunter, Office of Strategic Initiatives
  • Brian Cunningham, Office of Strategic Initiatives
  • Nicole Salazar, Financial Services Office-Administration
  • Amy Kimme Hea, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Toni Alexander, College of Humanities
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Arts

  • Andrew Schulz, Fine Arts
  • Colin Blakely, School of Art
  • Anne Breckenridge Barrett, Center for Creative Photography
  • Ed Galda, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Mark Novak, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Gateway & Branding

  • Steve Moore, Marketing/Communications
  • Julie Katsel, Government & Community Relations
  • Amanda Hunt, College of Humanities
  • Alain-Philippe Durand, College of Humanities
  • Ryan, Goodell, Business Affairs Office
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Ed Galda, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Mark Novak, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Landscape

  • Trevor Ledbetter, Office of Sustainability
  • Tanya Quist, Campus Arboretum
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Mark Novak, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Sandra Obenour-Dowd, Facilities Management
  • Elton Crawford, Parking & Transportation Services
  • Jeff Christensen, Risk Management Services
  • Grant McCormick, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Communities/Neighborhoods

  • Julie Katsel, Government & Community Relations
  • Brian Seastone, University of Arizona Police Department
  • Alice Roe, Blenman-Elm Neighborhood Association
  • Mark Homan, Rincon Heights Neighborhood Association
  • Colby Henley, Rincon Heights Neighborhood Association
  • Diana Lett, Feldman’s Neighborhood Association
  • Kathy Bell, Feldman’s Neighborhood Association
  • Sadie Shaw, Sugar Hill Neighborhood Association
  • Joy E. Herr-Cardillo, Sam Hughes Neighborhood Association
  • Susan Silverman, Tucson Unified School District
  • John Shepard, Sonoran Institute
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Melissa Dryden, Planning, Design & Construction

Off-Campus Facilities Planning

  • Mike Ortega, City Manager, City of Tucson
  • Jan Lesher, Chief Deputy County Administrator, Pima County
  • Julie Katsel, Government & Community Relations
  • John Paul Jones III, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Francisco Pedroza, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Arlette Cordery, Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Marc Miller, James E. Rogers College of Law
  • Toni Alexander, College of Humanities
  • Jeff Ratje, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Michael Keith, Contemporary West Development
  • Corky Poster, Poster Frost Mirto
  • Scott Clark, City of Tucson Planning
  • Koren Manning, City of Tucson Planning
  • Diana Alarcon, City of Tucson Transportation
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Life

  • Darcy Van Patten, Chief Technology Officer
  • Kasandra Urquidez, Enrollment Management
  • Arezu Corella, Enrollment Management
  • Todd Millay, Arizona Student Unions
  • Kendal Washington-White, Campus Life
  • Chrissy Lieberman, Dean of Students
  • Marcos Guzman, Dean of Students
  • Amanda Kraus, Housing & Residential Life and Disability Resource Center
  • Barry Brummond, University Information Technology Services
  • Alex Blandeburgo, Housing & Residential Life
  • Bart Rossmann, College of Humanities
  • Student Representative, Associated Students of the University of Arizona
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Ralph Banks, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Debra Johnson, Planning Design & Construction

Athletics

  • Dave Heeke, Athletics
  • Derek van der Merwe, Athletics
  • Suzy Mason, Athletics
  • James Francis, Athletics
  • Mike Herman, Planning Design & Construction
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Accessibility

  • Amanda Kraus, Disability Resource Center
  • Eric Bell, Disability Resource Center
  • Chris Kopach, Facilities Management
  • Valentina Gouter, Facilities Management
  • Alanna Kinney, Facilities Management
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Dana Sylvester, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Health & Wellness

  • Shiela Soto, Campus Health Service
  • Dr. Bruce Helming, Campus Health Service
  • Glenn Machett Morris, Campus Health Service
  • Josephine (Jo) Corder, Life and Work Connections
  • Susan Silverman, Tucson Unified School District
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Recreation

  • Michele Schwitzky, Campus Recreation
  • Natalie O’Farrell, Campus Recreation
  • Renee Lima, Campus Recreation
  • Jackie Pryor, Campus Recreation
  • Brooke Trentlage, Campus Recreation
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Space Planning

  • Nina Bates, Office of the Provost
  • Angela Souza, Health Sciences
  • Suhina Deol, Office of the Registrar
  • Alex Underwood, Office of the Registrar
  • Richard Edmiston, College of Humanities
  • Bruce Vaughan, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Jose Teran, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Connie Yazzie, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Infrastructure

  • Chris Kopach, Facilities Management
  • Mark St. Onge, Facilities Management
  • David Lane, University Information Technology Services
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Ralph Banks, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Charlie Lynn, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Steve Marker, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Grant McCormick, Planning, Design & Construction

Campus Access & Transportation

  • Jim Sayre, Parking & Transportation Services
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Mark Novak, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Andy Bemis, City of Tucson Transportation
  • Shellie Ginn, City of Tucson Transportation
  • Trevor Ledbetter, Office of Sustainability
  • Robin Payne, City of Tucson
  • Scott Clark, City of Tucson Planning
  • Koren Manning, City of Tucson Planning
  • Diana Alarcon, City of Tucson Transportation
  • Jennifer Toothaker, City of Tucson Transportation

Campus Sustainability

  • Trevor Ledbetter, Office of Sustainability
  • Lauren White, Office of Sustainability
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Mike Herman, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Michael Hoffman, Facilities Management
  • Nicole Feldt, Parking & Transportation Services
  • Courtney Crosson, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture
  • James Buizer, Institute of the Environment
  • Marissa Lee, Students for Sustainability
  • Chelsea Mendoza, Students for Sustainability
  • Jeri Wilcox, Students for Sustainability
  • Student Representatives, Green Fund
  • Susan Silverman, Tucson Unified School District
  • Jill Burchell, Sustainability Operations and Initiatives

Historic Preservation

  • R. Brooks Jeffery, Research
  • Corky Poster, Poster Mirto McDonald
  • Teresa Moreno, Arizona State Museum
  • Ed Galda, Planning, Design & Construction
  • Peter Dourlein, Planning, Design & Construction
 

These committee and focus group reviews are intended to ensure that all campus and community stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input and help shape the University’s growth and development plan for the future. Even if some stakeholders do not fully agree with all of the planning concepts taken forward, they should know that they’ve been heard and understand the issues and challenges that were considered during their development.